Opinion
- Letters

To the Editor:
I want to thank you for the articles you’ve published regarding my brother, Walter D. Ehlers, and Roland, my brother who died on D-Day.
My second-oldest brother, Claus, was with the infantry in the South Pacific. He fought on five different

To the Editor:
Learning that Ray’s Apple Market is closing is like learning that an old friend is moving away — without notice.
I am at once sad, disappointed and confused (and a bit angry). Honestly, I don’t know where I will do routine

To the Editor:
Some, perhaps many, have been shocked by KSU Athletics Director John Currie’s decision to dismiss women’s basketball coach Deb Patterson from her duties.
Currie was hired to do a job. That is to make and keep the Kansas State athletic

To the Editor:
I cannot believe the firing of KSU women’s basketball coach Deb Patterson could be because of wins and losses over the past 18 years. Thank goodness our personal lives in health, success or lack thereof are not deter-mined by only a few

To the Editor:
Boy Scout Troop 223 had a very successful chili feed on Saturday, Feb. 15. The chili feed is an effort to raise money to help provide funds for the scouts’ camping, summer camps and high adventure programs. The funds also help provide equipment for

To the Editor:
The Salvation Army Manhattan Corps would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation for all the support we have received since the store fire in 2012 through the grand reopening Feb. 22 and the ribbon-cutting Feb.y 28.
We want to extend a special thank-you to

To the Editor:
Gov. Sam Brownback and like-minded members of the Kansas Legislature say that they want to balance the state’s budget, have more bipartisan agreement, attract business, increase jobs, reduce unemployment, have money for schools, reduce the incidents and costs of crime, save

To the Editor:
This Saturday, Fake St. Patty’s Day will once again occur in Manhattan. With the combined efforts from all of Manhattan, it will come and go without any negative occurrences.
The Board of Directors of the Landlords of Manhattan reminds all landlords

To the Editor:
Like anything else, the definition of responsibility is in the mind of the person who uses that word. In other words, it means different things to different people. As a mental patient, to me it means I want to keep from doing

To the Editor:
The Polar Vortex could not stop local citizens from their quest for a good book last weekend. Thousands braved sub-zero temperatures to make the Manhattan Library Association’s book sale the most successful ever. Children and adults alike left the library with